I'll try to if they are open when I get home from work. I'm looking online now and my damn town isn't listing the times they are open for voting, uggh. Any ideas on where to find that info? I've been on the towns website and the MA election site and not finding it.
Post by 5kcandlesinthewind on Apr 30, 2013 8:46:21 GMT -5
Yep, we voted this morning. H walked over with me. We were numbers 62 and 63 which was pretty good, I thought. Once, when I voted in Quincy I was number 5. At like 8:30 am. Womp womp.
And here's the website to determine your polling place:
No. I am still registered in CT and still have out of state license. Is that bad?
Umm, I didn't get a MA license until like a year after I moved from VT. DH was not too happy and kept telling me I'd get in trouble if I was pulled over because I think you're supposed to do it within like 3 months of moving.
No. I am still registered in CT and still have out of state license. Is that bad?
Umm, I didn't get a MA license until like a year after I moved from VT. DH was not too happy and kept telling me I'd get in trouble if I was pulled over because I think you're supposed to do it within like 3 months of moving.
My thought process is that we still own property in CT so I don't have to switch. Which I think is wrong, but I am going with it for now:)
My husband still has a MA license even though we have lived in RI for 3.5 years. You can still register to vote with an out-of state license, FYI. He has been voting in Providence since we moved.
I'm voting tonight. My voting location is super convenient for me. Usually I just get off the bus one stop later than usual, then walk home from there.
I'm actually not overjoyed with any of the candidates, but I have a slight preference so I will voice it.
Umm, I didn't get a MA license until like a year after I moved from VT. DH was not too happy and kept telling me I'd get in trouble if I was pulled over because I think you're supposed to do it within like 3 months of moving.
My thought process is that we still own property in CT so I don't have to switch. Which I think is wrong, but I am going with it for now:)
If you have a car and it is registered in your name, you absolutely need to switch it. If you don't have a car, meh.
The reason you need to do your car is because you generally can't insure your car without switching your license and registration. And if you are still insuring your car in CT but live in Mass as your primary residence, that is insurance fraud. Plus you should be paying the car/excise tax to your current city in Mass, which you won't if you car isn't registered there.
There is nothing that makes me more rage-y in this world than people who choose to register their car in a cheaper location to a) avoid high taxes and b) pay lower insurance rates. It fucks the rest of us who do the right thing by making us pay higher taxes and inflating our insurance rates.
That rant brought to you my never-ending loathing of the Providence car tax and the fact that one of my neighbors has one of their cars registered in Mass and the other has one registered in Maine. Both of them are BMWs, which would probably be at least a $2K/year car tax payment, so I get why they do it - but it sucks.
I can't vote in the primary since I'm registered independent. I'm trying to get my H to go in and vote for the candidate I want to vote for though. If I didn't tell him to, he would not have voted today, so i feel like I'm doing my civic duty anyway.
My thought process is that we still own property in CT so I don't have to switch. Which I think is wrong, but I am going with it for now:)
If you have a car and it is registered in your name, you absolutely need to switch it. If you don't have a car, meh.
The reason you need to do your car is because you generally can't insure your car without switching your license and registration. And if you are still insuring your car in CT but live in Mass as your primary residence, that is insurance fraud. Plus you should be paying the car/excise tax to your current city in Mass, which you won't if you car isn't registered there.
There is nothing that makes me more rage-y in this world than people who choose to register their car in a cheaper location to a) avoid high taxes and b) pay lower insurance rates. It fucks the rest of us who do the right thing by making us pay higher taxes and inflating our insurance rates.Â
That rant brought to you my never-ending loathing of the Providence car tax and the fact that one of my neighbors has one of their cars registered in Mass and the other has one registered in Maine. Both of them are BMWs, which would probably be at least a $2K/year car tax payment, so I get why they do it - but it sucks.Â
I have no idea if its saving us any money, its more just out of sheer laziness. It could be costing us money for all I know. I didn't realize it would be considered fraud. I was rear ended not too long ago and my insurance is at our current residence and they have that address and know the car/lisence are from CT so I would have thought they would say something. I am trading it in shortly and will clearly switch things over then.
I can't vote in the primary since I'm registered independent. I'm trying to get my H to go in and vote for the candidate I want to vote for though. If I didn't tell him to, he would not have voted today, so i feel like I'm doing my civic duty anyway.
Are you registered with the actual Independent party, or just as Unenrolled? I only ask because the two terms tend to be used interchangeably, but if it's the latter, you absolutely can vote. I am currently registered as unenrolled, and they just ask you whether you want a demorcrat or republican ballot you want when you check in. If it's with the MA Independent Party, then there's no candidates to vote for anyway.
I have no idea if its saving us any money, its more just out of sheer laziness. It could be costing us money for all I know. I didn't realize it would be considered fraud. I was rear ended not too long ago and my insurance is at our current residence and they have that address and know the car/lisence are from CT so I would have thought they would say something. I am trading it in shortly and will clearly switch things over then.
As long as your car is registered to your current address you aren't committing insurance fraud. I said that GENERALLY insurance companies will not write the policy if your car is registered in another state. So as long as your insurance company knows where your primary residence is, you aren't committing fraud.
But you are still cheating your neighbors by not paying the car tax in your local city. In Mass the excise tax is generally only a few hundred a year depending on your car. I have no idea what the tax is in CT - you might be paying more there, but the fact remains that if you live in that city and use the roads, you should pay the car tax.
I can't vote in the primary since I'm registered independent. I'm trying to get my H to go in and vote for the candidate I want to vote for though. If I didn't tell him to, he would not have voted today, so i feel like I'm doing my civic duty anyway.
Are you registered with the actual Independent party, or just as Unenrolled? I only ask because the two terms tend to be used interchangeably, but if it's the latter, you absolutely can vote. I am currently registered as unenrolled, and they just ask you whether you want a demorcrat or republican ballot you want when you check in. If it's with the MA Independent Party, then there's no candidates to vote for anyway.
Is that right? I didn't know that! I'm assuming I'm unenrolled. I just never picked a party when I registered. Sweet, I'll try going with H and see if they let me vote. I thought you had to be enrolled in either the Democratic or Republican party to vote in the primary.
I can't vote in the primary since I'm registered independent. I'm trying to get my H to go in and vote for the candidate I want to vote for though. If I didn't tell him to, he would not have voted today, so i feel like I'm doing my civic duty anyway.
Are you registered with the actual Independent party, or just as Unenrolled? I only ask because the two terms tend to be used interchangeably, but if it's the latter, you absolutely can vote. I am currently registered as unenrolled, and they just ask you whether you want a demorcrat or republican ballot you want when you check in. If it's with the MA Independent Party, then there's no candidates to vote for anyway.
I only just learned this difference today, when I said I was independent, and they corrected me and told me I was unenrolled. (And I confirmed that I'd still be unenrolled after I voted.)
So I just saw on twitter (from @bostonelections) that the turnout right now is only 6%. Pretty sad.
There was an article in the Globe this weekend talking about how this campaign has been overshadowed in the media by weather, the marathon, and even the Boston mayoral campaign. I think the lack of awareness is huge.
(And I confirmed that I'd still be unenrolled after I voted.)
Yeah, I am pretty sure that it used to be that if you took a party's ballot during the primary and were unenrolled, you were automatically registered to that party going forward. But they changed it a while back.
Post by liveintheville on Apr 30, 2013 13:36:53 GMT -5
Yup. L and I walked up and voted. I have no idea what number we were, though. H isn't voting since he's in RI for a conference. And instead of having the bed to myself, since he's away, I woke up squished by both kids and the cat. I wish someone had warned me that being a parent meant complete loss of personal space.
Honestly, I just have absolutely no idea what any of the candidates stand for. I'm listed as "unenrolled" so I could vote for either party but I don't feel right doing it at this point with zero knowledge so I will probably not vote today.